1. Kenrick John Monk was born on 1 January 1988 and is an Australian swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as well as at an international level through the FINA World Aquatics Championships, Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, and the Commonwealth Games.
Outside of the pool, Monk gained attention in 2011 after he falsely claimed to have been involved in a deliberate hit-and-run accident.
Kenrick Monk started swimming at the age of four while in Blacktown, and at 14 he started training with coach Tony Shaw, who trained Grant Brits.
Kenrick Monk competed in his first Commonwealth Games in 2006, after being asked to fill in for Ian Thorpe.
Kenrick Monk finished seventh in the 100m freestyle event, and ninth in the 200m.
Kenrick Monk came fourth in the 200-metre freestyle at his first World Aquatics Championship in 2007, an achievement that he regarded as one of his best.
Kenrick Monk was part of the Australian team that won a silver medal in the corresponding relay event.
In 2012, in the 200-metre freestyle, Kenrick Monk finished 2nd behind Thomas Fraser-Holmes at the Australian trials in Adelaide and qualified for the London Olympics.
Kenrick Monk claimed to have been deliberately hit by a car while riding his bike, and a police investigation was launched.
Kenrick Monk stated that his fabrication was to hide the true cause, as he was "not supposed to be engaging in dangerous or high impact sports".